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10.6.11

Spectacular Paper Flower Star Decoration Tutorial

Paper Star Decoration
You may have seen this paper star on the net  under different names . This Paper Star was one of the decorations we made for my daughters birthday recently.This flower like Paper star is so simple to make yet so spectacular to look at that I thought I would share how we made it.
Materials Required

  • Paper-Not very thick.Thin chart paper is good enough for a fairly large star.Even thin origami paper works well for smaller stars.
  • Scissors
  • Stapler
  • Scale and Pencil optional- No need if you have steady hands!
You need 6 squares of paper.Here our squares are quite huge as they are to serve as party decoration.
Fold the square diagonally as shown.
Fold the resultant triangle once again


Paper Star Decoration Tutorial
Mark 3-4 parallel lines on the triangle as shown
Cut the lines towards the central fold but not reaching it
On opening your square should like like this

Paper Star Decoration Tutorial
Roll the innermost 2 cut strips towards you and staple.
Turn over and staple the next layer of strips
Turn again and staple till you have completed stapling all layers and you have got the petal of your flower star.
Paper Star Decoration Tutorial
 Make petals of the flower star using all 6 squares of paper.You need to have the same number of cuts at fairly equal distances. A little bit of error is OK.
Take 3 petals and staple together at the tip as shown to get half of your Flower Star. 
Staple both the halves together . Now your star is nearly done.
Staple the arms of the stars together at the corners where  they meet and you are done.Now  you have a sturdy star which you can hang as decoration.
If you make a small star you can use it as an embellishment but its fairly tricky cutting up smaller scraps of paper.
The last picture is my little helper applying glitter on her Pink Birthday Star Flower.

Paper Star Decoration Tutorial
If you have not tried this before do try- its very easy and quick to make.No messy glue involved at all [though we all love glue don't we!] And the result is spectacular.
Paper Star Decoration
Edited: This Paper Star was featured at MIM
Here are links to some more easy paper decorations
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial. Do check out my tutorials page where I have more than 125 Crafty Tutorials !

105 comments:

  1. Bhavana10/6/11

    awesome.. thanks for sharing the tutorial

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  2. Ujjwal10/6/11

    you always come up with such creative things..I love your blog :)

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  3. Deepti Aggarwal10/6/11

    wow.. beautiful...

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  4. Romina Nahata10/6/11

    HOW DO U MANAGE TO STUN US ALL D TIME ??GORGEOUS !

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  5. Jovi10/6/11

    this is wonderful... so simple and cute... I think I can make christmas decorations with this idea...

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  6. kiddo10/6/11

    Very spectacular, indeed! Love the pink colour! Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Indira Tanwar10/6/11

    So cute this looks :) I had seen it on the net, saved the tutorial and tried it also :) It comes out really well! Ideal for kids deco! When was ur daughter's bday? Belated B'day wishes to her :)

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  8. Hussena10/6/11

    This is so beautiful and thanks for the tutorial will have to try this sometime.

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  9. asmita10/6/11

    wow superb. very nice.

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  10. Myrna10/6/11

    Dr. Sonia
    Wow, this is absolutely gorgeous. Thanks for the tutorial too.
    Myrna

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  11. Dr Sonia S V10/6/11

    Thank You Bhavana
    Thank You Ujjwal u made my day-- I am smiling ear to ear!!
    Thank You Deepti
    Thank You Jovi yes small ones u can put on a Xmas tree and the big star would be fantastic solo

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  12. Dr Sonia S V10/6/11

    Thank You Romina I am glad you agree its stunning.
    Thank You Kiddo
    Thank You Indira for wishes for my daughter.
    Tu Hussena- yes do try it

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  13. Dr Sonia S V10/6/11

    Thank You Asmita for dropping by
    Thank You Myrna

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  14. Anonymous10/6/11

    This is super Doc! :0 Tks for sharing this! Happy Birthday to your pretty little girl! :)

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  15. Baukje11/6/11

    what wonderful weather you glad to share with us'm happy again
    Greetings Baukje

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  16. kavitha11/6/11

    Wow,this is superb.

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  17. Lisa11/6/11

    Oh my gosh, this is AMAZING!! I can't believe something this gorgeous can be made so easily, thanks to your awesome instructions! Can't wait to give it a try :D

    Lisa
    http://indymermaid.blogspot.com

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  18. Ann11/6/11

    I love these. thanks for sharing the tutorial. I've got to try it.

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  19. Tracy11/6/11

    I have tried this once. I put it on our Christmas tree.
    Love the colour you used, very pretty.

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  20. Dr Sonia S V11/6/11

    Thank You Ladies.I am glad you liked it

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  21. dsood11/6/11

    Wow, Love the Star. It is beautiful . Thanks for the tutorial. Thanks for stopping my blog.

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  22. Khusboo12/6/11

    ths is so preety....vry beautiful....

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  23. Dr Sonia S V12/6/11

    Thank You Khushboo
    Thank You Dsood

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  24. Creative Thinker12/6/11

    So beautiful.Thanks for tutorial.

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  25. My 3 E Scrapbooking12/6/11

    OH WOW!!! This paper star is stunning and the tutorial is great! Thank you for another wonderful project for us to try! I'm sure these looked gorgeous at your daughter's birthday! I wish I had stopped by and seen this prior to the shower I helped with this weekend! I will have to show them to the bride-to-be possibly for the wedding decor! They are gorgeous!
    Thank you!
    Amber

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  26. Unknown13/6/11

    awesome, is very nice and I'll see if I make the following your tutorial greetings

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  27. Glenda Atkins13/6/11

    Love your tutorial on this star/snowflake, best I have seen yet. I made one of these a couple of years ago, but I must say yours is a lot more spectacular.

    love it!

    xx
    Glenda

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  28. Unknown13/6/11

    Thank you very much for becoming a follower, I try to put some things in English in my blog but you can see the entire blog in your language if you use the translation box, you also have a great blog and thanks to your idea to create something today greetings from Venezuela
    http://scrapalexj.blogspot.com

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  29. Tara14/6/11

    I love it! I am getting married on New years eve this year and think these would make perfect decorations! Thanks so much for sharing!
    Tara

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  30. Lori Comeau14/6/11

    You always do such unique projects. I love this. I didn't realize it was so large till I seen the last picture.
    Love it!
    http://lorisartsyobsession.blogspot.com/

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  31. BlueCrayons14/6/11

    love this. thanks for sharing. im a have to try this.

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  32. ReinasMomma14/6/11

    I LOVE these! I made a bunch of these for our work room around Christmas time- all kinds of different papers. Thanks for sharing!

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  33. Roopa14/6/11

    Simply awesome!! Love it. I am not into crafts much, but your posts inspire me to try some:) Thank you. I am sharing this on my facebook and twitter too.

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  34. Shelley14/6/11

    This is SOOOO cool! Thanks for sharing this awesome project at You Had Me At Craft - Monday!

    Shelley
    http://carleys-closet.blogspot.com
    shelleymace21@gmail.com

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  35. Tracey14/6/11

    WOW! This is fabulous....thankyou for the instructions, I would love to try it!

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  36. Kate14/6/11

    This is gorgeous!! What a fabulous decoration! Thanks for the photos of the creation process as well. It's so interesting to see how this beautiful flower was made.

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  37. Laura14/6/11

    Oh :) I know this one! I made a snowflake out of it :) Looks amazing!

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  38. Unknown16/6/11

    That's such a simple idea and so effective. I have just made one using paper that's shiny/holographic on one side and coloured on the other. Just one threaded and hung up looks lovely spinning around. Thanks

    happy Crafting
    Choka
    http://planetchoka.blogspot.com/

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  39. PaperCraftwithAditi16/6/11

    Hi Sonia!
    Your ur the tutorials are lovely..how do u get time to manage craft and ur profession? We really need few tips..
    what exactly this green mat which is shown in the pics called? from where to get it?

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  40. Aisling20/6/11

    I first came across these when I went to Belarus in December a few years ago. They were everywhere we visited, in homes and schools.

    When I got home I found out how to make them and they have been part of our Christmas decor ever since.

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  41. Bethany20/6/11

    I love this!!!! I adore a good paper craft and this is delightful!! I think I'm going to Christmas this up somehow (not yet of course haha) - thanks for sharing!

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  42. Priyanka Bokdia25/6/11

    i am surely gonna try this..! this is beautiful! thanks for sharing this!

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  43. Anonymous29/6/11

    gosh.. Doc!! You are so super talented.. I've got so so much to learn from you.. :-)

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  44. Vidushi's quilling10/7/11

    This is awesome ,thanks for sharing tutorial.

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  45. Resham M22/7/11

    This is awesome!

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  46. Mira29/7/11

    beautiful star. It reminds me of the paper uri (in tamizh) which i used to make during my childhood days. But onefine day recently i remembered that but could not succeed in my attempt. Will you be able to provide the procedure for that. 'uri' is a tyred layer hanger to keep the dahi handis in above the other.

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  47. Shankari4/8/11

    I tried this today n my kids liked it very much... thank u very much..

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  48. Unknown29/8/11

    this is very neat and beautiful to look at!

    Jamie
    http://beingmrsmccann.blogspot.com

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  49. Linda30/8/11

    Wow this is amazing! I have to give it a try.

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  50. Care Free Jen30/8/11

    Wow - that is so beautiful! I am thinking about doing some of these for my daughter's birthday party next month. Thanks for the great instructions (and pictures).

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  51. Amanda30/8/11

    This is a cool project! This is amazing i will deffinitly have to try it! <3 it!!!

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  52. Rene30/8/11

    This is just amazing....Beautiful. Thanks for your wonderful tutorial!! It is so easy to follow!!

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  53. Sunshine HoneyBee31/8/11

    Saw this wonderful paper creation on You Had Me At Craft when I was entering one of my creations. You have such amazing talent & your directions are wonderful. Now I wonder if I can make one of these half as nice as yours.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"
    http://CreatedbySunshineHoneyBee.blogspot.com

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  54. Shorty Creations1/9/11

    Fabulous job and a great tutorial. I just saw these on HSN using Martha Stewart's new crafting cutter. You did a fabulous job =)

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  55. Tonya1/9/11

    This is very impressive. Great job.

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  56. Dr Sonia S V2/9/11

    Thank You dear friends for the encouraging comments

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  57. Emreen16/10/11

    wow... This is incredible...!!

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  58. Karen Creftor25/10/11

    I love this tutorial thanks!!

    It's been featured as today's post for The Craft Portal. Hope you like it! http://thecraftportal.com/657/my-handmade-christmas-paper-star-decoration-tutorial/

    Can't wait to make some myself :D
    ~Kaz x

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  59. Dr Sonia S V25/10/11

    Thank You so much Kaz-- I am honored

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  60. Divya26/10/11

    pretty as a snowflake...but even better...great clear instructions..thanks

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  61. Dr Sonia S V29/10/11

    Thank You Divya. Glad you liked our Paper star

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  62. kendell5/11/11

    WOW! This is beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Kindest regards

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  63. Anonymous5/11/11

    WOW! This is beautiful. Thanks for sharing your project it is really appreciated. Kindest regards kendell

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  64. 1CardCreator14/11/11

    Gorgeous! I have to pin this! So glad I saw it on MIM! ~Diane

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  65. Jan 14/11/11

    This is great. TFS I saw it on MIM.
    xx Jan

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  66. Rene14/11/11

    Wow! Great tutorial,thanks!
    Thank you so much for joining us at MIM! To win this week's fabulous prize, just leave a comment for another entry and be sure to mention you saw them on MIM. The more comments left, the greater your chance of winning! Good luck!
    Rene ;D

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  67. Sandy15/11/11

    Again another fab creation and informative tutorial, I saw this one over at MIM too, LOL.
    Thanks,
    Sandy

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  68. Anonymous15/11/11

    This jumped right off the page at MIM so had to come nad say AWESOME tutorial and Decoration! thanks for sharing xx

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  69. Eunice15/11/11

    Wow that georgous thanks for sharing, must have a go at this.

    Eunice

    www.cruisingandcrafting.blogspot.com

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  70. Sally16/11/11

    Simply gorgeous. These would make great Christmas decorations. Thanks for sharing the tutorial. Saw this on MIM

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  71. sparklygirl-Tina17/11/11

    Hi again

    Wow another gorgeous creation and great tutorial! Found you through MIM.

    Tina

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  72. Shirley17/11/11

    Hello Sonia. I spotted your fabulous decoration on the Make it Monday linky party and just had to pop over to say hello and take a better look. it is just fabulous and I love the bright pink colour.
    Just gorgeous.

    Shirley

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  73. dj195217/11/11

    Wow, when I saw this at MIM, I had to stop over and see what this was. It is soooooo beautiful! I don't know what I'd use it for, but it's so pretty. Hugs, dj1952

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  74. Tamie17/11/11

    Beautiful star! Love to see such great inspiration. Saw your creation over at Make It Monday.

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  75. Bettina L.18/11/11

    Such a wonderful christmas star. Love the colours and your tutorial. Glad I spotted you at MIM;) Bettina xx

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  76. Purple Crazy21/11/11

    How amazing, thanks for sharing, saw this through MIM.xx

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  77. mamapez521/11/11

    Another lovely idea. I shall definitely be giving this one a go. Kate x

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  78. Monica22/11/11

    So beautiful and hearty congrats.

    xxx Monica

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  79. Vicki Fraser 23/11/11

    Hi Sonia, congratulations on being featured at Make it Monday. Your paper star flower is stunning and you make it look so very easy, thank you for sharing.

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  80. Kamala Devi12/12/11

    Thank you so much for the flower idea....its very creative and I used the same decoration for my son's birthday party. Every1 appreciated it and have learned from me. Thank you once again for sharing the tutorial.

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  81. Seema13/12/11

    Dr. Sonia,

    I made this paper flower star by learning it form your tutorial. Thanks for the detailed step by step pictures, it was a breeze to make it.

    Thank you once again.

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  82. Seema13/12/11

    Dr. Sonia,

    I made this paper flower star by learning it form your tutorial. Thanks for the detailed step by step pictures, it was a breeze to make it.

    Thank you once again.

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    1. Dr Sonia S V28/9/13

      So thrilled my tutorial was of help Seema

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  83. Kaitlin16/12/11

    Very cool! I can't wait to try this :)

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  84. HuggiesCrafts26/1/12

    This is simply amazing! so spectacular, I love it. will be giving this one a go. Thanks so much for sharing the technique with us.
    Hugs, Beth

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  85. kinjal26/3/12

    wow...just superb..at one glance it looked complex..but you have made it so easy and attractive..love your works:)

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    1. Dr Sonia S V27/3/12

      Thank You Kinjal glad you liked it!

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  86. kala11/4/12

    I tried this with 2 colour combination this instructions are very detailedddd

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  87. Jaya Raghuvanshi22/8/12

    This is an aweson flower!!! Thanks a ton fr sharing this!! you inspire me soooo much!!

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  88. Jaya Raghuvanshi22/8/12

    This is an awesome flower!!! Thanks a ton fr sharing it!! You inspire me soooo much doc!!

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  89. Jenny L21/9/12





    Hi,
    Just love your blog. Found it through looking at your work on a challenge.
    Wonderful tutorials. Thank you so much for sharing them.
    Everything is amazing.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.







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  90. Jenny L21/9/12

    Hi,
    just found your blog through looking at your challenge work. This is an amazing blog. Thank you so much for the tutorials. I love your work so wonderful.
    Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

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  91. FaithbyHeavenlyDesigns25/9/12

    I love this cute star flower!! I would never have thought to do that!! Thanks for sharing the tutorial!! : )
    Amanda

    http://tropickrafts.blogspot.com/

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  92. Mahalakshmi4/11/12

    Hi...
    beautiful tutorial sonia...i tried your star and posted in my blog...do leave your comment...it makes me happy....
    http://mahagowri.blogspot.in/

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    1. Dr Sonia S V6/11/12

      Yours has come out so beautiful.Thank you so much for linking to me

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  93. Sravani Gopal19/11/12

    Just Awesome.. I would love to go through all your posts... Your works are so creative and perfect... BTW this is Sravani Gopal. Here is my blog address

    http://sravanigopal.blogspot.in/

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  94. LavanyaSubramanian6/7/13

    Really very nice. I tried making your star and it came out very well. My daughter really enjoyed making it.

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  95. LavanyaSubramanian6/7/13

    It is really so nice. I tried it out and it came really good. My daughter really enjoyed making it.

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    1. Dr Sonia S V8/7/13

      Ooh so thrilled to hear..do share pics if you have

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  96. Zoya10/12/13

    Thanks a lot for sharing.....its was just WOooow <3

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  97. Zoya10/12/13

    Its was just wow...Thanks a lot for sharing :)

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  98. shil200721/10/14

    Thanks for sharing this. I have used it for Diwali decoration at home.

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  99. Anonymous15/1/17

    Thanks for this I completed my assignment it's wonderful

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